Purchasing Assistant / Buyer
- Employer
- O&M Professional People Ltd
- Location
- Rochester, Kent
- Salary
- 25000
- Closing date
- 17 Mar 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Purchasing
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our Client is looking for a Purchasing Assistant / Buyer
Salary £25,000 p/a
The Purchasing Assistant / Buyer will be expected to provide both clerical, administrative and commercial support to those within the Project and Commercial Departments, either as part of a team or individually. The role plays a vital part in the general cost management and smooth-running of business. Purchasing Assistant / Buyers are involved with the coordination and implementation of procurement procedures and frequently have responsibility for specific projects and tasks.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Purchasing Assistant / Buyer will be expected to carry out a number of tasks, using a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, etc, to produce correspondence and documents and maintain presentations, records, spreadsheets and databases.
Type of Person
- Strong commercial awareness
- Good organizational skills
- Must pay attention to detail
- Industry specific knowledge desirable, although not essential
- Ability to report to managers and follow instructions
- Being able to work well as part of a team
Hours: Mon - Fri8am - 5pm (1 hour lunch break)
Holiday: 21 days + bank holidays
Start date: ASAP
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